公开(公告)号：US08602094B2

公开(公告)日：2013-12-10

申请号：US13226627

申请日：2011-09-07

申请人： Joachim Sihler

发明人： Joachim Sihler

IPC分类号： E21B43/00

CPC分类号： H01R39/643 ,  E21B17/028 ,  E21B17/05 ,  E21B41/00 ,  H01R13/533 ,  Y10T29/49117

摘要： A method facilitates transmission of electric signals across well components which move relative to each other in a wellbore environment. The method utilizes well components which are movably, e.g. rotatably, coupled to each other via one or more conductive bearings. Each conductive bearing has a conductive rolling element which enables relative movement, e.g. rotation, between the well components while simultaneously facilitating transmission of electric signals through the bearing. The method also involves coupling portions of the bearing to each of the well components, and those bearing portions may be connected with electric leads to enable flow of electric signals through the bearing during operation of the system downhole.

摘要翻译： 一种方法便于在井眼环境中相对于彼此移动的井分量之间的电信号传输。 该方法利用可移动的，例如， 可旋转地，经由一个或多个导电轴承彼此联接。 每个导电轴承具有能够相对移动的导电滚动元件，例如， 旋转，同时促进电信号通过轴承的传输。 该方法还涉及将轴承的部分连接到每个井部件中，并且那些轴承部分可以与电引线连接，以在井下系统运行期间使电信号通过轴承。

公开(公告)号：US07819666B2

公开(公告)日：2010-10-26

申请号：US12323844

申请日：2008-11-26

申请人： Joachim Sihler ,  Hoe S. Ooi

发明人： Joachim Sihler ,  Hoe S. Ooi

IPC分类号： H01R39/00

CPC分类号： H01R24/38 ,  H01R13/533 ,  H01R39/64 ,  H01R2103/00

摘要： This invention provides rotating electrical connections and methods of using the same. One aspect of the invention provides a rotating electrical connection. The rotating electrical connection includes: a rotary member and a pin. The rotary member includes a contact surface and is configured for rotation about a rotational axis. The rotational axis intersects with the contact surface. The pin is configured to contact the rotary member at the intersection of the rotational axis and the contact surface.

摘要翻译： 本发明提供旋转电连接及其使用方法。 本发明的一个方面提供一种旋转电连接。 旋转电气连接包括：旋转构件和销。 旋转构件包括接触表面，并且构造成用于围绕旋转轴线旋转。 旋转轴线与接触面相交。 销被构造成在旋转轴线和接触表面的交点处接触旋转构件。

公开(公告)号：US07779933B2

公开(公告)日：2010-08-24

申请号：US12112011

申请日：2008-04-30

申请人： Joachim Sihler ,  Partha Ganguly ,  Murat Ocalan

发明人： Joachim Sihler ,  Partha Ganguly ,  Murat Ocalan

IPC分类号： E21B7/04

CPC分类号： E21B44/02 ,  E21B7/064 ,  E21B7/067

摘要： Steerable drilling systems for facilitating drilling according to a prescribed, three-dimensional trajectory are described. Steering may be achieved using passive actuators which require little or no power. For example, damping elements which couple a drill bit to a drill collar can be used to tilt the drill bit with respect to the drill collar. Alternatively, rotary cutting elements disposed on the drill bit may be used to control the force between the drill bit and the formation at different axial locations. The passive elements used to control the tilt or rotation of the rotary cutting elements are actuated in a certain pattern, e.g., geostationary, in order to achieve a desired deviation of the well bore while drilling ahead. One way to achieve this is through the use of field-sensitive materials, e.g. magnetorheological (MR) fluids, that change viscosity in response to an applied magnetic field.

摘要翻译： 描述了根据规定的三维轨迹促进钻孔的可操纵钻孔系统。 可以使用需要很少或没有动力的被动致动器来实现转向。 例如，将钻头耦合到钻铤的阻尼元件可用于相对于钻铤倾斜钻头。 或者，设置在钻头上的旋转切割元件可以用于在不同的轴向位置处控制钻头和地层之间的力。 用于控制旋转切割元件的倾斜或旋转的被动元件以某种图案（例如，对地静止的）被致动，以便在向前钻孔时实现井眼的期望偏差。 实现这一点的一种方法是通过使用场敏感材料，例如 磁流变（MR）流体，其响应于施加的磁场而改变粘度。

公开(公告)号：US07682082B2

公开(公告)日：2010-03-23

申请号：US11818017

申请日：2007-06-13

申请人： Nathan R. Kane ,  Joachim Sihler ,  Alexander H. Slocum ,  Mark Walter

发明人： Nathan R. Kane ,  Joachim Sihler ,  Alexander H. Slocum ,  Mark Walter

IPC分类号： F16C32/06 ,  F16C29/00

CPC分类号： F16C32/064 ,  F16C29/025 ,  F16C32/0696

摘要： A compact surface self-compensated hydrostatic bearing includes a rotor assembly including a rotor plate having upper and lower fluid restricting faces, a rotor top and bottom, each having bearing surfaces angled with respect to an axis of rotation of the rotor assembly; a stator assembly including a stator top and a stator bottom housing the rotor assembly therebetween, the stator top and bottom having bearing surfaces facing and spaced apart from the rotor top and bottom bearing surfaces forming upper and lower bearing gaps, respectively, therebetween; the stator top and bottom including a lower and an upper fluid restricting surface, respectively, facing and spaced apart from the rotor upper and rotor lower fluid restricting faces, respectively, forming upper and lower restricting gaps, respectively, therebetween; and a fluid supply system configured to supply pressurized fluid to the bearing gaps and into the upper and lower fluid restricting gaps.

摘要翻译： 紧凑的表面自补偿静液压轴承包括转子组件，转子组件包括具有上流体限制面和下流体限制面的转子板，转子顶部和底部，每个具有相对于转子组件的旋转轴线成角度的轴承表面; 定子组件包括定子顶部和定子底部，其中转子组件位于它们之间，定子顶部和底部具有面对并分别与转子顶部和底部轴承表面间隔开的转子顶部和底部轴承表面的轴承表面; 所述定子的顶部和底部分别包括下部和上部流体限制表面，所述下部和上部流体限制表面分别与所述转子上部和下部流体限制面相对并间隔开，并分别在其间形成上部和下部限制间隙; 以及流体供应系统，其构造成将加压流体供应到所述轴承间隙并进入所述上部和下部流体限制间隙。

公开(公告)号：US20080135292A1

公开(公告)日：2008-06-12

申请号：US11567756

申请日：2006-12-07

申请人： Joachim Sihler ,  Michael John Shepherd

发明人： Joachim Sihler ,  Michael John Shepherd

IPC分类号： E21B44/00

CPC分类号： E21B44/005 ,  E21B2023/008

摘要： A drilling apparatus controls or eliminates reaction torque from drill bits thereby preventing loss of penetration due to undesired rotation of the drilling apparatus or controls drilling direction by intentionally manipulating reaction torque thereby inducing desired drill bit walk. The drilling apparatus has a concentrically divided drill bit in which an inner drill bit rotates simultaneously in the opposite direction from an outer drill bit. The inner drill bit can be moved axially forward from or back toward the outer drill bit. Forces produced by the inner and outer drill bits are controlled to eliminate or adjust reaction torque.

摘要翻译： 钻孔装置控制或消除钻头的反作用扭矩，由此防止由于钻孔装置的不期望的旋转而导致的穿透损失或通过有意操纵反作用扭矩来控制钻孔方向，从而诱导期望的钻头行走。 钻孔装置具有同心分割的钻头，其中内钻头在与外钻头相反的方向上同时旋转。 内钻头可以从外钻头或从外钻头轴向移动。 由内外钻头生产的力被控制以消除或调整反作用力矩。

公开(公告)号：US09175515B2

公开(公告)日：2015-11-03

申请号：US12977278

申请日：2010-12-23

申请人： Joachim Sihler

发明人： Joachim Sihler

IPC分类号： E21B17/18 ,  E21B4/02 ,  E21B4/00 ,  E21B17/00 ,  E21B17/10 ,  E21B21/10

CPC分类号： E21B17/003 ,  E21B4/003 ,  E21B4/02 ,  E21B17/00 ,  E21B17/1035 ,  E21B21/103 ,  Y10T29/49826

摘要： Exemplary embodiments provide systems and methods for minimizing erosion of a transmission cable extending through a downhole drilling assembly. The drilling assembly includes an elongated flow diverter having a plurality of apertures for diverting the drilling fluid from an axial flow through a transmission shaft to a radial flow through a drive shaft. Exemplary flow diverters are configured to minimize erosion of transmission cables that may be present adjacent to the flow diverters.

摘要翻译： 示例性实施例提供了用于最小化延伸穿过井下钻井组件的传输电缆的侵蚀的系统和方法。 钻井组件包括细长的分流器，其具有多个孔，用于将钻井流体从轴向流动通过传动轴转移到通过驱动轴的径向流。 示例性的分流器被配置为最小化可能存在于与分流器相邻的传输电缆的侵蚀。

公开(公告)号：US20110315450A1

公开(公告)日：2011-12-29

申请号：US12974035

申请日：2010-12-21

申请人： Joachim Sihler

发明人： Joachim Sihler

IPC分类号： E21B7/04 ,  F16H1/28

CPC分类号： E21B7/068 ,  E21B4/006 ,  E21B7/04 ,  F16H1/28 ,  F16H2001/289

摘要： A technique facilitates control over the orientation of a bottom hole assembly. A planetary gearbox assembly incorporates a sun wheel which cooperates with planet wheels at a plurality of levels along the planetary gear box assembly. The sun wheel and the planet wheels cooperate to convert rotational input to rotational output through an output carrier. Torsional rigidity characteristics of the sun wheel and the output carrier are selected to distribute torque loading across the plurality of levels of the planetary gear box assembly. The distributed forces reduce the potential for component failure.

摘要翻译： 一种技术有助于控制底孔组件的取向。 行星齿轮箱组件包括太阳轮，太阳轮与沿行星齿轮箱组件的多个水平面与行星轮协作。 太阳轮和行星轮协作以通过输出载体将旋转输入转换成旋转输出。 选择太阳轮和输出托架的扭转刚度特性以分布跨越行星齿轮箱组件的多个级别的扭矩负载。 分布式力降低了组件故障的可能性。

公开(公告)号：US20110226470A1

公开(公告)日：2011-09-22

申请号：US12995859

申请日：2009-06-02

申请人： Frederic Latrille ,  Joachim Sihler ,  Michael A. Montgomery ,  Raphael Gadot ,  Julius Kusuma ,  Randall P. LeBlanc ,  Brian E. Boling ,  Laurent Carteron ,  Francois Clouzeau ,  Christopher C. Bogath

发明人： Frederic Latrille ,  Joachim Sihler ,  Michael A. Montgomery ,  Raphael Gadot ,  Julius Kusuma ,  Randall P. LeBlanc ,  Brian E. Boling ,  Laurent Carteron ,  Francois Clouzeau ,  Christopher C. Bogath

IPC分类号： H01F38/14 ,  E21B43/00 ,  E21B47/00

CPC分类号： E21B47/122 ,  E21B41/0085 ,  E21B47/124 ,  G01V11/002 ,  H02J5/005 ,  H02J7/025 ,  H02J50/12 ,  H02J50/20 ,  H02J50/30 ,  H02J50/80

摘要： A system transmits a wireless power transmission from a bottom hole assembly of a drill string. The system has a downhole component having a wireless power transmitter adapted to wirelessly transmit at least one wireless power transmission and a wireless power receiver adapted to receive the at least one wireless power transmission.

摘要翻译： 系统从钻柱的底孔组件传输无线动力传递。 该系统具有井下部件，其具有适于无线地发送至少一个无线电力传输的无线电力发射机和适于接收所述至少一个无线电力传输的无线电力接收器。

公开(公告)号：US20110011644A1

公开(公告)日：2011-01-20

申请号：US12887045

申请日：2010-09-21

申请人： Jahir Alfonso Pabon ,  Joachim Sihler ,  Demosthenis Georgeou Pafitis ,  Chaur-Jian Hsu

发明人： Jahir Alfonso Pabon ,  Joachim Sihler ,  Demosthenis Georgeou Pafitis ,  Chaur-Jian Hsu

IPC分类号： E21B7/24

CPC分类号： E21B17/07

摘要： Apparatus and methods are described for highly attenuating vibrations of a drillstring assembly while drilling. In one embodiment, vibrations are attenuated by introducing one or more vibration attenuation modules at appropriate assembly locations. For example, vibration attenuation modules may be inserted at locations where vibration energy is expected to be maximal. In one embodiment the vibration attenuation modules include cavities loosely packed with particles of solid material such as sand or metallic powder. In one embodiment, the cavity walls are rough and/or include geometric features that enhance vibration energy transfer to the loosely packed particles in the cavity(ies). The vibration energy is dissipated via friction and inelastic particle-particle and particle-wall collisions that occur as a result of drillstring motion.

摘要翻译： 描述了用于在钻孔时高度衰减钻柱组件的振动的装置和方法。 在一个实施例中，通过在适当的组装位置引入一个或多个振动衰减模块来衰减振动。 例如，振动衰减模块可以插入在预期振动能量最大的位置。 在一个实施例中，振动衰减模块包括松散地填充有诸如砂或金属粉末的固体材料颗粒的空腔。 在一个实施例中，空腔壁是粗糙的和/或包括几何特征，其增强振动能量传递到空腔中松散包装的颗粒。 振动能量通过钻柱运动产生的摩擦和非弹性粒子 - 粒子和粒子 - 壁碰撞消散。

公开(公告)号：US07828082B2

公开(公告)日：2010-11-09

申请号：US11523848

申请日：2006-09-20

申请人： Jahir Alfonso Pabon ,  Joachim Sihler ,  Demosthenis Georgeou Pafitis ,  Chaur-Jian Hsu

发明人： Jahir Alfonso Pabon ,  Joachim Sihler ,  Demosthenis Georgeou Pafitis ,  Chaur-Jian Hsu

IPC分类号： E21B7/24

CPC分类号： E21B17/07

摘要： Apparatus and methods are described for highly attenuating vibrations of a drillstring assembly while drilling. In one embodiment, vibrations are attenuated by introducing one or more vibration attenuation modules at appropriate assembly locations. For example, vibration attenuation modules may be inserted at locations where vibration energy is expected to be maximal. In one embodiment the vibration attenuation modules include cavities loosely packed with particles of solid material such as sand or metallic powder. In one embodiment, the cavity walls are rough and/or include geometric features that enhance vibration energy transfer to the loosely packed particles in the cavity(ies). The vibration energy is dissipated via friction and inelastic particle-particle and particle-wall collisions that occur as a result of drillstring motion.

摘要翻译： 描述了用于在钻孔时高度衰减钻柱组件的振动的装置和方法。 在一个实施例中，通过在适当的组装位置引入一个或多个振动衰减模块来衰减振动。 例如，振动衰减模块可以插入在预期振动能量最大的位置。 在一个实施例中，振动衰减模块包括松散地填充有诸如砂或金属粉末的固体材料颗粒的空腔。 在一个实施例中，空腔壁是粗糙的和/或包括几何特征，其增强振动能量传递到空腔中松散包装的颗粒。 振动能量通过钻柱运动产生的摩擦和非弹性粒子 - 粒子和粒子 - 壁碰撞消散。